Shadab Khan may be dropped from the World Cup team, this spinner may get a chance - reports

 

The performance of the Pakistani team in Asia Cup 2023 was quite disappointing. Far from reaching the finals under the captaincy of Babar Azam, the team finished last in the Super-4. The reason for Pakistan's poor performance was the failure of its star players and the first name among them is Shadab Khan. Pakistan's vice-captain Shadab proved to be a huge flop in the entire Asia Cup and that is why now his inclusion in the ODI World Cup team is not certain.

Shadab took only six wickets in the entire Asia Cup and was not able to do anything special with the bat also. Pakistan captain Babar Azam expressed disappointment over the performance of some senior players, including Shadab Khan, after their disappointing performance in the Asia Cup. Now the matter has reached such a stage that reports of Shadab being dropped from the World Cup team are coming out.

According to the latest media reports, there is talk of dropping Shadab from the World Cup team and including mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed in the World Cup team. Abrar Ahmed's rise to prominence came during the Test series against England, where he showcased his leg-spinning ability. Playing only in the Test format, Abrar has managed to take 38 wickets in just six matches for Pakistan.

Chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq seems quite pleased with the youngster's quick success in the longer format. In such a situation, it is possible that Abrar may get the World Cup ticket, but along with this, Shadab Khan also cannot be completely dropped from the World Cup team, but reports have revealed that he will be stripped of the role of vice-captain. May go. Shaheen Shah Afridi, who has shown impressive performance in the Asia Cup as the leader of the bowling attack, is the frontrunner to become the vice-captain.

Apart from Shadab Khan, opener Fakhar Zaman's place in the World Cup team is also hanging in the balance, because he failed to score even a single half-century in the Asia Cup. Additionally, Naseem Shah's participation in the World Cup is in doubt. If Naseem is not fit for the World Cup, then one of Hasan Ali and Zaman Khan can be included in his place.